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August, 1962
Opencast coal site produces record five million tons
The five millionth ton of coal was recovered recently from the Acorn Bank opencast site near Bedlington, Northumberland. The site is worked by Costain Mining Limited. No other opencast site in Britain has yet produced this quantity. In July, 1957 a world record for a deep site was set up when 20,800 tons of coal were recovered in a week at Acorn Bank. This figure has since been exceeded by the site many times and in September last year 26,103 tons were recovered in a week.
Awarded by the Opencast Executive of the National Coal Board to Richard Costain Limited early in 1955, the contract was the largest single contract for working opencast coal to be placed in Great Britain. The site covers 480 acres of which some 360 acres will eventually have been excavated to depths of up to 230 ft.
The general method of working* planned at the beginning of the job has been followed since.
* See COLLIERY ENGINEERING. vol. 34, p. 355.
Article reproduced from a copy of the magazine held at National Mining Museum Scotland, Newtongrange, Midlothian.
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